Instructional Scheduling Assistant (ISA)

The ISA is a new tool designed to support the annual course planning and quarterly class scheduling processes for departments, instructors, and the office of the registrar. This project was initiated by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (EVCAA) in collaboration with the Division of Biological Sciences (DoBS) and the Jacobs School of Engineering (JSOE). It is available to all units that conduct course/classscheduling,and will allow instructors to submit their scheduling preferences.

The system is designed with the ability to produce data for to the Registrar's office in their preferred format and future enhancements will allow it to interact directly with ISIS (Integrated Student Information System), UC San Diego's central student records system.

ISA Timeline

The ISA launched in stages to enable the development team to address questions or concerns with the application throughout the process. The first stage of the launch was to the ISA Beta group, followed by the Advisory Committee members. The final stage was a campus-wide launch.

Who Is Involved

Main Workgroup

This group is made up of key stakeholders that act as subject matter experts. They provide specifications through user stories, help give input as to priority of project requirements, and assist with testing.